STAND. COM. REP. NO. 422

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 776

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 776 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC REGULATION WITHIN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of individuals living within projects under the jurisdiction of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) by allowing traffic regulations within a project to be enforced by a county without requiring the county to enter into a contractual agreement with HCDCH.

The safety managers of Kapolei High School and Kapolei Middle School and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that under current law, projects and lands under the jurisdiction of HCDCH cannot be patrolled by county police agencies without HCDCH first entering into contractual agreements with the county. This can cause dangerous traffic conditions for both pedestrians and motorists. Kapolei is one such area that has experienced this dilemma first-hand. In recent years, a number of individuals, including children, have been injured by disregarding traffic laws. According to the Honolulu Police Department, current laws prevent any action on their part to assist the community with this important matter. This measure will help alleviate some of the problems currently facing neighborhoods under the jurisdiction of HCDCH.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 776 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair